> It's Apple's reputation that gets tarnished by this. Hail corporate. What about all the water that got tainted when the semiconductors were made, all the pe

> It's Apple's reputation that gets tarnished by this. Hail corporate. What about all the water that got tainted when the semiconductors were made, all the people who were hurt when the minerals were mined, all the energy that was expended... Apple have sold the product once and made their money, they do not get to decide when that object's useful life is up. If anything, they should be forced to open it up more, to make it even more useful for even longer. If you look at what goes into making electronics, the impact this industry has, these items should be so precious. They should be made to last and be useful for decades.